Sunday, November 17, 2013

What is Happening in the Media

Mr. Gambling seemed to get on especially well with Mr. Bloomberg, putting the mayor at ease and creating a long record of
controversial, off-hand statements on topics of the day, ranging from
suggesting New Yorkers go to the bathroom less frequently to requiring
that all public housing residents be fingerprinted–to name two recent examples.

The New York Times has lost a lot of big names this year. (NY Mag)Jill Abramson - Has the gold standard lost its luster? For generations, the Holy Grail of journalism has been a job at TheNew York Times,
but this week Brian Stetler and Matt Bai became the paper’s latest big
names to bolt for other gigs. They follow the departures of Megan
Liberman, Jeff Zeleny, Rick Berke, Susan Saulny, David Pogue, Nate
Silver—and half a dozen senior editors. Whether this exodus means that
the Times is in trouble remains unclear, but it can’t be good
news for Abramson, who said that talent retention would be one of her
top priorities when she became executive editor two years ago.

PRESS FREEDOM — Fox News reporter stretches New York's press shield law — Capital's Jimmy Vielkind:
The judges of New York's top court grilled an attorney for Jana Winter,
a Fox News reporter who is attempting to use the state's reporter
shield law to prevent her from answering a Colorado subpoena related to
the Aurora theater shooting. Winter's lawyers argued that the intent of
New York's shield law was broad, and should extend to cases involving
news gathering by its citizens beyond its borders. "You don't become the
global leader of news when you confine your protections to the metro
desk," said Christopher Handman, Winter's lawyer. http://goo.gl/phbrKU

* The Times Union calls for more
transparency regarding New York’s SAFE Act, since a wholesale exemption
from the Freedom of Information law makes it impossible to gauge whether
the gun control legislation is working: http://bit.ly/1ifsRJE